B96.89
B96.89: Other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
B96.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check B96.89 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
B96.89 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Bacterium, bacteria, bacterial›agent NEC, as cause of disease classified elsewhere
- Infection, infected, infective›Enterobacter sakazakii
- Infection, infected, infective›bacterial NOS›as cause of disease classified elsewhere
- Infection, infected, infective›Cronobacter›as cause of disease classified elsewhere
- Infection, infected, infective›Serratia NEC›as cause of disease classified elsewhere
- Infection, infected, infective›bacterial NOS›as cause of disease classified elsewhere›Enterobacter sakazakii
- Infection, infected, infective›Clostridioides›difficile›as cause of disease classified elsewhere
- Infection, infected, infective›Clostridium NEC›difficile›as cause of disease classified elsewhere
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.